Scotch add water as eights make it two in a row
Scotch College took out the Head of the River for the second year running at the 138th staging of the eight-oared schoolboy rowing event at Lake Nagambie. Scotch, stroked by Angus Tyers, got out to
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Clear water to flow in downtown Beijing
For the first time in decades, this August people can expect to find lakes and rivers in downtown Beijing cleaned up and sparkling with clear green water. Yan Changyuan, director of the Beijing
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Evaluation of water quality in A. Mettur area of Perambalur district
The area chosen for study is A. Mettur. The aim of the present investigation is to conduct a door to door survey about the location of the houses, socio-economic status of the people and the problems encountered using the water was done. Bore well, well, canal, lake and river water samples were collected from different places and physico-chemical and biological parameters were analysed.
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Rs 500-cr MP ponds plan
The Madhya Pradesh Government will prepare a master plan for protection and conservation of 18 ponds of Bhopal city, including the famous upper and lower lakes, with an investment of Rs 500 crore.
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Rs 500 cr for conserving Bhopal lakes
Announcing a unified master plan with an investment of Rs 500 crore for conserving 18 lakes of the Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh MOS housing and environment ministter Rajendra Shukla said the project is
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India, China likely to share hydrological info on Sutlej
After a lake on Sutlej's tributary threatened to trigger flash floods in Himachal last year, India and China have decided to share hydrological information on the river this monsoon. An artificial
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India, China to share river notes this monsoon
After a lake on Sutlej's tributary threatened to trigger flash floods in Himachal last year, India and China have decided to share hydrological information on the river this monsoon. An artificial
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2 killed in Ladakh avalanche, 73 rescued
Two persons were killed while 73 others, mostly tourists, had a narrow escape when avalanche struck a mountainous pass, two kilometres short of Changla Top on the Leh-Karu-Tangtse axis, en route to Pangong Lake bordering China in Ladakh region on Tuesday.
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Nod for Dal Lake conservation
The Centre has approved a Rs 237.70-crore conservation project of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. "Out of the sanctioned amount, an amount of Rs 6.50 crore has already been released up to January 2005 to
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City lakes facing serious pollution threat
Bhopal Municipal Corporation is spending lakhs of rupees on cleaning various lakes of city every year but due to absence of public awareness these endeavors proves futile. Recently corpora- tion has
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Study says Canadian smelter polluting U.S. lake
A Canadian smelter produced most of the lead, zinc and cadmium pollution found in a Washington state lake at the center of a cross-border environmental fight, according to a study released. The U.S.
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Chilka Lake
A new outlet from Chilka Lake to the sea was opened near Shipkida village near Puri to give a new lease of life to the decaying brackish water
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Historical records provide a growing sense of global warmth
An international team of scientists sifting through historical records has found unusual evidence for long-term global warming:Many lakes and rivers in the Northern Hemisphere typically freeze over a
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Sweetener for sinking lake
Anshupa, Orissa's largest sweet water lake which has been moving towards extinction choked by acres of weeds and tons of silt, is all set to get a new lease of life. The Government, on Saturday,
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Fort lake: A case of monumental neglect
The stench wafting from the massive Fort Lake for years in the heart of Belgaum, in Karnataka, has not woken up the authorities from their torpor and get it cleaned up. Hundreds of businessmen and
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Haleji Lake needs desilting
Unchecked growth of aquatic weeds which have covered a major portion of the Haleji Lake in Karachi, has led to gradual deterioration of water quality in the reservoir. According to sources, the water
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In deep waters
India has lost about 38 percent of its wetlands over the past 10 years accounting for nearly three lakh lakes and ponds, spurring the Envrionment and Forest Ministry to appeal for a holistic approach
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The havoc of pesticides
A team of Canadian researchers investigating the causes of pollution in surface sea water in the north pole, have found that Arctic lakes are teeming with severe causes of pesticide contaminated
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State to take over private borewells
Faced with dried up wells and lakes, Andhra Pradesh government has begun taking over private borewells to supply water in the villages. The forcible takeover of ' live agricultural borewells' has
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Dal Lake scam unearthed
The Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance Organisation (VO) has registered seven corruption cases against officials of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), an organisation responsible for the